basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
good news; happy news; glad tidings
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
to hold (something) reverently with both hands
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
pendant (jewelry); pendant (light)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
all right; very well; okay; I got it
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
windless; calm; no-wind; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period); (arch.) room for a very low class prostitute; (arch.) very low class prostitute
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
eardrum; tympanic membrane
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
Morse code (esp. signalling)